{"id":38,"date":"2017-03-30T18:06:15","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T18:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anandaindia.org\/online\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2026-03-06T11:25:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T05:55:01","slug":"our-lineage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anandaindia.org\/online\/ananda-sangha\/our-lineage\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Spiritual Lineage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"38\" class=\"elementor elementor-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f6911c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f6911c2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aadf0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5aadf0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u201cThe time for knowing God has come\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Paramhansa Yogananda<\/p><p>Ananda was founded in 1968 by Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda. Ananda is headquartered at Nevada City, California. Over the last few decades, we have spread across three continents, sharing the teachings of self-realization as given by Paramhansa Yogananda. We have seven spiritual communities world-wide, hundreds of meditation groups and thousands practicing these teachings and experiencing a transformed meaningful life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1489fbd3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1489fbd3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a79cbe4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a79cbe4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1474af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c1474af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"last-smile-alt-ok5x7-803&#215;1024\" width=\"396\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/anandaindia.org\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/03\/last-smile-alt-ok5x7-803x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2489\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-526cacb9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"526cacb9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4b8287 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4b8287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paramhansa Yogananda<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6536b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e6536b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1893 \u2013 1952<\/strong><\/p><p>Yogananda was the first great master of yoga to make his home in the West, coming to the U.S. from India in 1920 and living here until his passing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41ba1b1a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"41ba1b1a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22d7faf1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22d7faf1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c76b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71c76b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Nayaswami-Order-Swami-Kriyananda-namaste-in-Sacramento-267&#215;400\" width=\"267\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/anandaindia.org\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/03\/Nayaswami-Order-Swami-Kriyananda-namaste-in-Sacramento-267x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2490\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1780ef39 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1780ef39\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-661ff9b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"661ff9b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Swami Kriyananda<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0c72e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0c72e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1926 \u2013 2013<\/strong><\/p><p>Swami Kriyananda (J. Donald Walters) was the founder of Ananda. In 1948, at the age of 22, he became a disciple of the Indian yoga master, Paramhansa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e384f4d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e384f4d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc020c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc020c2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ad12ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27ad12ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/anandaindia.org\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/yukteswar_closeup_on_head-350x416.jpg\" title=\"Our Spiritual Lineage\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c987a19 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c987a19\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-565373c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"565373c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Swami Sri Yukteswar<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52291ba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52291ba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1855 \u2013 1936<\/strong><\/p><p>Swami Sri Yukteswar of Serampore, India, was the guru of Paramhansa Yogananda. His chief mission was to train Yogananda for his work in the West.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5665f536 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5665f536\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-626897b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"626897b1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e2c1ffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e2c1ffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/anandaindia.org\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/lahiri___retouched__straight_head-350x412.jpg\" title=\"Our Spiritual Lineage\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a7ff746 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a7ff746\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585629fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"585629fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lahiri Mahasaya<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47ff35d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47ff35d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1828 \u2013 1895<\/strong><\/p><p>Lahiri Mahasaya was instrumental is making the teachings of Kriya Yoga available to all who seek it sincerely. He was a perfect example of a householder Yogi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1440e097 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1440e097\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a402103 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a402103\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52b05d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52b05d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/anandaindia.org\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Babaji-full-lotus-posture-black-and-white-292x400.jpg\" title=\"Our Spiritual Lineage\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59d3c535 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59d3c535\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f51d67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48f51d67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mahavatar Babaji Krishna<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e134970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e134970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It was Babaji, whose name means \u201crevered father\u201d, who re-introduced the ancient science of Kriya Yoga, which had been lost through the dark ages \u201cdue to priestly secrecy and man\u2019s indifference\u201d as Yogananda put it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e19bd14 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e19bd14\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ebafec1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ebafec1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1985e13b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1985e13b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/anandaindia.org\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Painting-cropped-of-Jesus-and-Krishna-by-an-Italian-painter-done-for-India-350x433-350x433.jpg\" title=\"Our Spiritual Lineage\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d0c65b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62d0c65b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d3efd05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d3efd05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jesus Christ<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23356986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23356986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jesus Christ was a great Yogi and it was at His calling that Yogananda was sent to the West to spread the ancient sacred teachings of Kriya Yoga.<\/p><p>Someone asked Paramhansa Yogananda \u2013 \u201cIs Self-Realization a new religion?\u201d Yoganandaji replied \u2013 \u201cNo, its a new expression\u201d . Self-realization promotes the goal of seeking one\u2019s highest potential through meditation and daily practise of Kriya Yoga.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe time for knowing God has come\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Paramhansa Yogananda Ananda was founded in 1968 by Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda. Ananda is headquartered at Nevada City, California. Over the last few decades, we have spread across three continents, sharing the teachings of self-realization as given by Paramhansa Yogananda. 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